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Your child's health and safety is our top priority. Please search our resource library for information on health, nutrition, fitness, injury prevention and other important topics.

Health Care Resources and Information

Electronic Health Records

Many health institutions digitally store their patients' health information. Learn about electronic health records (EHRs) and how they can improve health care.

Financial Planning for Kids With Disabilities

These steps can help take the anxiety and worry out of your child's financial future and make sure that your child will be taken care of even after you're gone.

How to Find Affordable Health Care

Your kids could be eligible for health care coverage right now and you might not know it. Here are some options that may be available to your family.

How to Shop for Health Insurance

The government's healthcare marketplace, or exchange, is the new way to shop for health insurance. But just how do you find the best coverage and sign up? Get answers here.

Preventing Caregiver Burnout

Caregiver burnout happens when you try to do it all without having access to the help or rest you need. Learn the signs, how to prevent burnout, and get support.

School-Based Health Centers

School-based health centers provide a range of services to meet kids' and teens' health care needs. Centers usually are inside a school building or right next door.

What Is a Medical Record?

A medical record is a history of someone’s health. Most hospitals and doctor’s offices use electronic health records.

When Your Child's in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

It can be stressful whenever kids are in the hospital — and even more so when they're admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). A basic understanding of the PICU can help you feel better prepared to help your child recover.